Expression of anger and the result i.e assault of political leaders in public is not something to be looked forward to but then some cases need to be looked at in isolation.
What i mean here is that i am not a congress supporter but it doesn't mean that i will go around beating every cong leader. that is wrong, it sets a wrong chain reaction.
Having said this let me explain the cases in isolation, as i mentioned above. in essence, it refers to the assault on Mr. Sharad Pawar & Mr. Prashant Bhushan.
Why these two cases are in isolation-
A) Prashant Bhushan - he made a statement on a topic which is very emotional for majority of the Indians. for years people have given their lives to defend the pride & solidarity of kashmir. in wake of such emotions, there was no business of Mr. Bhushan to make a completely unsolicited remark on kashmir virtually tentamounting to its sedition or rather support the process of sedition. shud Mr. Bhushan have made such a remark? shud there be a limit on the freedom of expression.
2) Mr. Sharad Pawar - Why Mr. Sharad Pawar. For years his name has always been used as synonym for corruption in Indian politics. this man has made fun of democracy before by changing his stance (nothing wrong in this & it is done by every party) . the immediate reason for provoking the slap gate 9as i like to call it) is that he is a man who handled a ministry which was directly responsible for the daily lives of millions of common Indians. there has been price rise, there has been food stock rotting in FCI godowns while food grains was imported. there was no logic. for last few years, the cases of Vidarbha farmers committing suicide, perhaps daily, has been hitting the headlines. in view of this situation directly linked to our daily life, the anger and frustration against Pawar was on the highest ebb. Harvinder is just a name, it cud have been any one else.aren't his mis governance again very provocative for a family member of a farmer who committed suicide to come and slap him.
I repeat that public assault is bad but then some cases need to be looked at with the broader perspective.
If tomorrow, a family member of those SP protesters who were kicked by congress leaders & say got seriously injured, come and hurl a shoe at jitin Prasad, how would we look at it. that too would be , no doubts wrong, but then in some cases it is a reactionary process.
We are not a country of barbarians. We are a civilized, responsible, intelligent & conscious nation. our democratic fabric doesn't entail such acts or expression of aggression. It doesn't set a right precedent. the fact that post every such incident, there are many and more who condemn such acts and have their faith in democracy intact. even political parties cutting across lines condemn such acts. So i feel our democracy is & will remain intact...
I sign off by saying that we should also look & ponder at the reasons of such incidents...may be there is a lesson for us all.
What i mean here is that i am not a congress supporter but it doesn't mean that i will go around beating every cong leader. that is wrong, it sets a wrong chain reaction.
Having said this let me explain the cases in isolation, as i mentioned above. in essence, it refers to the assault on Mr. Sharad Pawar & Mr. Prashant Bhushan.
Why these two cases are in isolation-
A) Prashant Bhushan - he made a statement on a topic which is very emotional for majority of the Indians. for years people have given their lives to defend the pride & solidarity of kashmir. in wake of such emotions, there was no business of Mr. Bhushan to make a completely unsolicited remark on kashmir virtually tentamounting to its sedition or rather support the process of sedition. shud Mr. Bhushan have made such a remark? shud there be a limit on the freedom of expression.
isn't the statement too derogatory enough to provoke, a kashmiri pandit who lost all his valuables or a family member of a soldier who died while fighting a kashmiri terrorist, go and assault mr. bhushan. in his case, i feel it was well justified.
2) Mr. Sharad Pawar - Why Mr. Sharad Pawar. For years his name has always been used as synonym for corruption in Indian politics. this man has made fun of democracy before by changing his stance (nothing wrong in this & it is done by every party) . the immediate reason for provoking the slap gate 9as i like to call it) is that he is a man who handled a ministry which was directly responsible for the daily lives of millions of common Indians. there has been price rise, there has been food stock rotting in FCI godowns while food grains was imported. there was no logic. for last few years, the cases of Vidarbha farmers committing suicide, perhaps daily, has been hitting the headlines. in view of this situation directly linked to our daily life, the anger and frustration against Pawar was on the highest ebb. Harvinder is just a name, it cud have been any one else.aren't his mis governance again very provocative for a family member of a farmer who committed suicide to come and slap him.
I repeat that public assault is bad but then some cases need to be looked at with the broader perspective.
If tomorrow, a family member of those SP protesters who were kicked by congress leaders & say got seriously injured, come and hurl a shoe at jitin Prasad, how would we look at it. that too would be , no doubts wrong, but then in some cases it is a reactionary process.
We are not a country of barbarians. We are a civilized, responsible, intelligent & conscious nation. our democratic fabric doesn't entail such acts or expression of aggression. It doesn't set a right precedent. the fact that post every such incident, there are many and more who condemn such acts and have their faith in democracy intact. even political parties cutting across lines condemn such acts. So i feel our democracy is & will remain intact...
I sign off by saying that we should also look & ponder at the reasons of such incidents...may be there is a lesson for us all.
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